Midwestern State athletics has a rich tradition of success both on the playing field and in the classroom. Listed below are MSU student-athletes who have been selected as Academic All Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA).
The Academic All-America teams consist of first-, second- and third-teamers. Those scholars are selected from student-athletes who were selected to the academic all-district first team.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.3 cumulative GPA and be a starter or key reserve. Athletes must be a sophomore in academic standing and complete a year of residency at their current institution. The administration and voting for all phases of the academic all-America team process is conducted by members of CoSIDA.
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Midwestern State's Academic All Americans
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| Year |
Student-Athlete |
Sport |
Team |
| 1994 |
Corby Walker |
Football |
2nd |
| 1995 |
Corby Walker |
Football |
1st |
| 1997 |
Mandy Pinkerton |
Volleyball |
3rd |
| 1998 |
Mandy Pinkerton |
Volleyball |
2nd |
| 1999 |
April Lasater |
Women's Soccer |
3rd |
| 2006 |
Michelle Beukes |
Women's Tennis |
3rd |
| 2009 |
Tyler Murphy |
Men's Soccer |
2nd |
| 2010 |
Lauren Craig |
Softball |
1st |
| 2011 |
Tyler Maner |
Football |
2nd |
| 2016 |
Lindsay Nochowicz |
Women's Tennis |
3rd |
| 2017 |
Ramon Toyos |
Men's Tennis |
3rd |
| 2018 |
Layton Rabb |
Football |
1st |
| 2019 |
Lauren Lindgren |
Softball |
3rd |
| 2019 |
Greta Lazzarotto |
Women's Tennis |
1st |
| 2020 |
Lauren Lindgren |
Softball |
1st |
| 2024 |
Hannah Yip |
Women's Tennis |
3rd |
| 2024 |
Germano Setti |
Men's Tennis |
3rd |
Midwestern State student-athletes earned an outstanding reputation as 15 athletes earned 22Â NAIA Scholar Athlete honors from 1983-97. MSU became a full-fledged member of NCAA Division II prior to the 1997-98 scholastic year.
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MSU's NAIA Scholar Athletes
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| Year |
Student-Athlete |
Sport |
| 1983 |
Mary Kajs |
Softball |
| 1985 |
James Leupold |
Men's Tennis |
| 1985 |
Laurie Lucy |
Cross Country |
| 1987 |
Richard Haskins |
Men's Tennis |
| 1987 |
Peter Koplyay |
Men's Soccer |
| 1988 |
Alanna Albrecht |
Volleyball |
| 1988 |
Peter Koplyay |
Men's Tennis |
| 1989 |
Alanna Albrecht |
Volleyball |
| 1989 |
Mary Estrada |
Volleyball |
| 1990 |
Michael Miller |
Track & Field |
| 1990 |
Alanna Albrecht |
Volleyball |
| 1990 |
Carol Estrada |
Volleyball |
| 1990 |
Alanna Albrecht |
Women's Basketball |
| 1993 |
Corby Walker |
Football |
| 1993 |
Tonya Wright |
Women's Tennis |
| 1993 |
Kelli Ridenhour |
Volleyball |
| 1994 |
Corby Walker |
Football |
| 1994 |
Seth Hicks |
Men's Soccer |
| 1995 |
Corby Walker |
Football |
| 1996 |
Jennifer Little |
Women's Basketball |
| 1997 |
Jennifer Little |
Women's Basketball |
| 1997 |
Vicky Huie |
Women's Tennis |
